Paragraph 10 Minutes

Draft minutes of each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretariat of the Trade Committee, normally within 21 days from the end of the meeting.

The minutes shall, as a general rule, summarise each item on the agenda, specifying where applicable:

(a)

the documents submitted to the Trade Committee;

(b)

any statement that a member of the Trade Committee has asked to be entered; and

(c)

the decisions adopted, recommendations made, statements agreed upon and conclusions adopted on specific items.

The minutes shall also include a list of members of the Trade Committee or their alternate representatives who took part in the meeting, a list of the members of the delegations accompanying them and a list of any observers or experts to the meeting.

The minutes shall be approved in writing by both Parties within 28 days of the date of the meeting or by any other date agreed by the Parties. Once approved, two copies of the minutes shall be signed by the Secretariat of the Trade Committee and each of the Parties shall receive one original copy of these authentic documents. Copies of the signed minutes shall be forwarded to the members of the Trade Committee.